State of the field

This is an interdisciplinary and emerging field, and as such there is a substantial crossover between academic and popular work. Practitioners reference best-selling authors, such as the journalist Michael Pollan, as well as scholars, such as the historian Warren Belasco and the anthropologist Sidney Mintz. While this makes the discipline somewhat volatile, it also makes it interesting and engaging. The journalist Paul Levy has noted, for example, that "Food studies is a subject so much in its infancy that it would be foolish to try to define it or in any way circumscribe it, because the topic, discipline or method you rule out today might be tomorrow’s big thing."

State of the field

This is an interdisciplinary and emerging field, and as such there is a substantial crossover between academic and popular work. Practitioners reference best-selling authors, such as the journalist Michael Pollan, as well as scholars, such as the historian Warren Belasco and the anthropologist Sidney Mintz. While this makes the discipline somewhat volatile, it also makes it interesting and engaging. The journalist Paul Levy has noted, for example, that "Food studies is a subject so much in its infancy that it would be foolish to try to define it or in any way circumscribe it, because the topic, discipline or method you rule out today might be tomorrow’s big thing."

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The objectives of this study are to define, segment, and project the size of the Gluten FreeFood market based on company, product type, end user and key regions ... - To study and analyze the global Gluten Free Food market size (value & volume) by company, key regions, products and end user, breakdown data from 2014 to 2018, and forecast to 2025....

Discovering God Among Butchers, Bakers, and FreshFoodMakers," a book and Biblestudy inspired by the lessons Feinberg has learned from food... To help Feinberg better understand food, she decided to focus her study on six foods featured in the Bible ... But instead of studying from ......

Prescriptions for healthy foods could help lower the risk of expensive chronic illnesses like cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Medicare and Medicaid patients, a new study suggests ... A number of other studies have proven the myriad benefits of eating healthy and its impact on mental and physical wellness compared to junk food....

(THE CONVERSATION) The world of food and drug regulation was rocked earlier this month by the news of a change in leadership at the Food and Drug Administration... However, recent studies suggest that these promises remain unfulfilled since genetically engineered food first became available in the 1990s ... Gottlieb’s FDA and regulation of GE food....

The study tracked the tea drinking habits of 50,045 adults (age 40 to 75) for a decade, including recording how much tea they drank, how hot it was, and how long the drinker waited to sip after pouring it into a cup ... A higher frequency of organic food consumption can reduce the risk of cancer, a new study finds....

(THE CONVERSATION) The world of food and drug regulation was rocked earlier this month by the news of a change in leadership at the Food and Drug Administration... However, recent studies suggest that these promises remain unfulfilled since genetically engineered food first became available in the 1990s ... Gottlieb’s FDA and regulation of GE food....

A comprehensive study by Feeding America found that 82% of all food pantries' benefits go to households with a child, senior or person with disabilities. The study found a significant need for food assistance across the 18 counties served by the region's major hunger relief organizations ... The food insecurity rate for children is 25.2%....

A new study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, found that 35 percent of pet owners were interested in switching their animals to a vegan diet ... A 2015study found that the majority of plant-based dog foods were not compliant with accepted standards of pet foods and there were concerns regarding the adequacy of amino acid content....

A recent study found that motivation affects nutrition and diet ... The study was published in the journal Appetite and examined the motivational role of a theory called regulatory focus on consumers' involvement in nutrition, that is, the time and effort they put in to finding out about nutrition and seeking out nutritious food....

Many obstacles prevent families from eating home-cooked, healthy foods, which are inextricably tied to accessibility, income disparity, education and class ...Wholefoods high in nutrition — vegetables, fruits, meats, eggs and minimally-processed foods — are good for our health....

If your daily drink is too hot, however, you may dramatically increase your risk of cancer, according to a new study... The study found that those who drank more than 700 ml (almost 24 ounces) of tea a day at a temperature of 60 degrees Celsius (140 degrees Fahrenheit) had a 90 percent higher risk for esophageal cancer....

However, the same group revisited its study in 2018 and reversed this finding ... Researchers often have to limit their studies to small segments of affected businesses or workers, such as looking only at fast food employees or teenage employment ... The most recent comprehensive studies ......